week 4

This week I finally am able to produce an efficient and nice looking weld, this means that i can now move on to the next thing which is arc welding. Arc welding is probably the strangest of the three welding techniques and this one is definitely harder than mig. This style of welding requires a rod that is hooked up to a ground on the machine and a ground on the table/surface you are working on. the rod and material then creates an arc and melts the rod you are holding. This style took a little bit to get used to and has some draw backs. one draw back is you go through the rods quite quickly especially if doing a large area or section.it is pretty close to a thing called brazing which i have done before so it wasn't to hard to pick up on and get used to. I am really enjoying myself so far and am thrilled to learn more things every time I come here.